Kraken’s new facility with Maple brings a traditional warehouse financing model onchain, allowing the exchange to expand its institutional crypto lending business using blockchain-based structured credit. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-maple-launch-onchain-warehouse-facility-for-crypto-backed-institutional-loans?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Monthly Archives: June 2026
South Korean authorities fine Bithumb $136K over sharing user information overseas
The fine comes after an investigation concluded that Bithumb shared information with many overseas exchanges in violation of laws intended to protect user data. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-investigation-bithumb-user-information?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
South Korean authorities fine Bithumb $136K over sharing user information overseas
The fine comes after an investigation concluded that Bithumb shared information with many overseas exchanges in violation of laws intended to protect user data. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-investigation-bithumb-user-information?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Bitcoin drops to $58K on high US PCE inflation as trader sees ‘manipulation’
Bitcoin fell to 21-month lows as stock market volatility accompanied three-year highs in US PCE inflation, leading to $600 million in hourly crypto liquidations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-drops-to-58-on-pce-highs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin drops to $58K on high US PCE inflation as trader sees ‘manipulation’
Bitcoin fell to 21-month lows as stock market volatility accompanied three-year highs in US PCE inflation, leading to $600 million in hourly crypto liquidations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-drops-to-58-on-pce-highs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Why Wall Street values some crypto firms for AI power, not just crypto
Galaxy Digital’s stock surge points to a new trend: Investors are rewarding some crypto firms for AI infrastructure, not just digital asset exposure. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/learn/galaxy-digital-ai-infrastructure-valuation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Story Protocol rebrands to DATA Foundation in AI pivot
Story Protocol is now the DATA Foundation as it aims to provide licensable data to AI firms that have “run out of internet to scrape.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/story-protocol-pivots-to-ai-with-rebrand-to-data-foundation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Why Wall Street values some crypto firms for AI power, not just crypto
Galaxy Digital’s stock surge points to a new trend: Investors are rewarding some crypto firms for AI infrastructure, not just digital asset exposure. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/learn/galaxy-digital-ai-infrastructure-valuation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Story Protocol rebrands to DATA Foundation in AI pivot
Story Protocol is now the DATA Foundation as it aims to provide licensable data to AI firms that have “run out of internet to scrape.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/story-protocol-pivots-to-ai-with-rebrand-to-data-foundation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
SBI to acquire Bitbank in $289M deal creating Japan’s biggest crypto exchange
The Japanese financial conglomerate plans to take full control of Bitbank as it expands an ecosystem spanning crypto trading, stablecoins, tokenization and blockchain infrastructure. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sbi-acquire-bitbank-289-million-deal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound